John Ridge

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor land rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Cherokee_Nation
gptkbp:associatedWith Trail of Tears
gptkbp:born 1807
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Tahlequah,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Ridge_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Cherokee_land_treaties
gptkbp:contribution Cherokee_Phoenix_newspaper
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Cherokee_leaders
gptkbp:died 1887
gptkbp:education studied law
gptkbp:foughtIn Cherokee_self-governance
gptkbp:historicalSignificance advocate_for_Cherokee_sovereignty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Ridge
gptkbp:influence Cherokee_assimilation_policies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:inspiredBy Cherokee_culture
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Cherokee_traditionalists
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy American_politics
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:Cherokee_National_Council
gptkbp:isKnownFor his_writings_on_Cherokee_issues
gptkbp:knownFor advocating_for_Cherokee_rights
gptkbp:legacy Cherokee_Nation_politics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Cherokee
American
gptkbp:notableWork Treaty of New Echota
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:participatedIn Cherokee_Council
gptkbp:position delegate_to_the_U.S._Congress
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Cherokee_Nation
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:role leader
gptkbp:spouse Sarah_Ridge
gptkbp:supported education_for_Cherokee_children
gptkbp:wasA political leader in the 19th century
proponent of land allotment
advocate_for_Cherokee_education_reforms
historical_advocate_for_Native_American_rights
key_figure_in_Cherokee_history
member_of_the_Treaty_Party
political_figure_during_the_Indian_Removal_era
prominent_advocate_for_Cherokee_rights
signer_of_the_Treaty_of_New_Echota
significant_figure_in_Cherokee_history
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt local_schools_in_Georgia
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn 19th century politics
gptkbp:wasPartOf Cherokee_delegation_to_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:worksWith other_Cherokee_leaders
gptkbp:wrote letters_to_the_U.S._government